Research at the IMF
Strauss-Kahn Speaks at Research Conference
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF Managing Director delivers the opening remarks at the Tenth Annual Jacques Polak Research Conference.
Ricardo Caballero delivers Mundell-Fleming Lecture
Ricardo Caballero (MIT) delivered the Mundell-Fleming lecture at the Tenth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference, November 5-6, 2009.
Macro-Financial Policies After the Crisis
Panel of experts to discuss questions taking center stage about macroeconomic and financial policies, during an Economic Forum on November 6, 2009.
Unconventional Choices for Unconventional Times
New IMF research investigates if credit and quantitative easing in advanced economies have improved financial conditions and mitigated risks.
Regional Economic Outlook: Asia and Pacific
After being hit hard by the global economic crisis, Asia is now rebounding fast, according to the IMF. The region is outpacing other parts of the world, with the “green shoots” of recovery appearing earlier and taking firmer root than elsewhere, read the latest analytical chapter.
Regional Economic Outlook: Western Hemisphere
Analytical chapters of the latest IMF report on the Western Hemisphere (October 2009) asks the following questions: Why has Latin America and the Caribbean fared better this time? How much space is there for countercyclical policy?
The State of Public Finances
Maintain Fiscal Support, but Devise Credible Exit Strategies, says the latest edition of the IMF’s Fiscal Monitor
Global Analysis
Researchers at the IMF
Antonio Spilimbergo,
Economist
Recessions end up having a long-lasting effect on the beliefs of people. Research by Antonio Spilimbergo and Paola Giuliano shows that, compared to people who grow up during good times, people growing up during recessions believe success in life depends more on luck than on effort . They support more government redistribution but are also less confident in public institutions.
Data Visualization
The IMF Data Mapper® includes data series on Gross Domestic Product, Inflation and Current Account Balance
Staff Position Notes
- Unconventional Choices for Unconventional Times Credit and Quantitative Easing in Advanced Economies
- The State of Public Finances Cross-Country Fiscal Monitor: November 2009
- Automatic Fiscal Stabilizers
- A Strategy for Renormalizing Fiscal and Monetary Policies in Advanced Economies
- The State of Public Finances: A Cross-Country Fiscal Monitor
Latest Working Papers
- Valuation of Unlisted Direct Investment Equity
- Monetary Policy Analysis and Forecasting in the World Economy: A Panel Unobserved Components Approach
- Sovereign Wealth Funds and Financial Stability-An Event Study Analysis
- Fiscal Deficits and Current Account Deficits
- Excessive Lending, Leverage, and Risk-Taking in the Presence of Bailout Expectations
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Events
- Jacques Polak Research Conference—Financial Frictions and Macroeconomic Adjustment, November 5–6, 2009
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